Urban-15 — the community arts organization known for its Carnaval de San Anto drum and dance corps — is offering Latin dance classes taught by Catherine Cisneros. The class is designed to make you sweat and to increase strength and flexibility while learning Latin dance movement. When: 6:30 -7:45 p.m. Mondays Where: Urban-15, 2500 S. […]
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Start polishing your downward facing dog and warming up your warrior pose for Yoga Day USA on Saturday, Jan. 26. Since 1999 the Yoga Alliance, a instructor certification organization, has sponsored this event to raise awareness about the benefits of this mind-body practice. Research has found that yoga can reduce stress and provide pain relief […]
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Looking to spice up your exercise routine? The Alianza LatinoAmericana is offering salsa and merengue lessons for all levels for $2. Lessons begin at 6:30 p.m. every Thursday in January and February at Our Lady of the Lake University, 411 S. W. 24th St., in the International Folk Culture Center. (Click here for maps.) Call […]
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That the scale isn’t always the best measure of wellness has been confirmed by a study in the November 2007 Circulation: Journal of the American Heart Assocition which reports that exercise trumps weight when it comes to heart health. Analyzing the data of 20,055 women over the age of 45 participating in the Women’s Health […]
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Exercise physiologist, Oprah Winfrey’s personal trainer and author Bob Greene (NY Times bestseller, “The Best Life Diet”) will be in San Antonio on Feb. 7, to help generate excitement for Winfrey and Greene’s “Best Life Challenge”, a program which hopes to encourage one million people to sign a contract to drop those extra pounds. People […]
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It’s been accepted wisdom that to avoid injury novice runners preparing for their first race should follow a graded training program that allows their bodies to adjust to the stress and impact — a formula usually based on an increase in volume of 10 percent a week. But research published in this month’s American Journal […]
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Like the rest of the country, Oklahoma City is battling obesity. One too many helpings of the official state meal of chicken fried steak, cornbread, sausage, gravy and pecan pie helped it earn Men’s Fitness magazine’s designation as America’s 15th fattest city in 2007. What this city needs, mayor Mick Cornett decided, is to go […]
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When it comes to fast food, the British have the biggest appetite according to data released by market research firm Synovate, edging out Americans by a slim margin. The global survey of more than 9,000 people in 13 countries asked repondents to agree or disagree with the statement, “I like the taste of fast food […]
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If you happened to be listening to KSTX 89.1, National Public Radio’s San Antonio affiliate, on the afternoon of January 1 instead of watching any one of the innumerable college bowl games you caught a thought-provoking segment on the worldwide obesity crisis. The special hour-long five-part series Obesity from Public Radio International includes reports from […]
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